Java Card

Java Card

An application software platform from Oracle for smart cards based on a subset of the Java programming language. Using an optimized bytecode to save space, several Java applets can be stored in the smart card, and new ones can be added after issuance to the customer.

Classic and Connected Versions The Classic Edition is the standard Java Card environment, while the Connected Edition supports connectivity to Web services and network interaction. The Connected Edition enables Java servlets to be run in the card. See Java platform and Java.

The company's eToken smartcards are now offered using the Java Card platform, providing enhanced security and customisation to Aladdin's USB-based smartcard for strong authentication, the company claims.

Although there are in the range Java Card approaches for such a separation: Here applications in the form of Java bytecode can be loaded onto the card, which are interpreted for execution by the operating system.

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